analysis believes that many Southeast Asian countries are dealt with between China and the United States with hedging strategies, but this is quite difficult for the Philippines with the United States.
The Philippine President President Presks Katos emphasized that he seeks balance between China and the United States and maintain friendly relations with all parties.However, the analysis believes that the balance strategy of Marco will face a test of heavily. He must take the interests of the Philippines first to avoid being passive in diplomacy.
The Philippines is located in a strategic location. With the increasingly fierce geopolitical competition in large powers, it has become the object of competition between China and the United States.After taking office in June last year, Xiaomakus changed the diplomatic position of the former President Duterte's "pro -China sparse beauty", emphasizing that he would seek balance between the two major powers and did not want to be enemy with any party.
China is the largest trading partner in the Philippines and the main source of foreign investment and tourists; the United States is the Philippine military alliance, and the historical relationship between the two countries is profound.However, the Philippines is not easy to "left and right" between China and the United States.
ARIES Arugay, a visiting scholar of Yusov Isaf Isa Easa East South Asia in Singapore, said in a joint morning newspaper that many Southeast Asian countries were dealt with between China and the United States with a hedge strategy, but this has military with the United States.The Philippines of the agreement is quite difficult.
Scholars: Magaks must ensure that the Philippine military relationship is not angry with China
"Pagoda must ensure that China will not be angry because of the Philippine military relationship. In the long run, I don't think the Philippines can fully balance."
Yarugar pointed out that the next development of Sino -US relations and many uncontrollable factors at home and abroad at home and abroad may affect the balanced diplomatic position between Markus between China and the United States.
"Little Marco wants to be friends with all countries, but many things need to be planned and initiative. For example, if our friends no longer treat us as friends, what should I do? If an accident occurred in the Taiwan Strait,What do you do in the Philippines? These are not clear. "
Little Marcos met with US President Biden at the United Nations Conference in New York last September and reiterated that Philip is "partner, allies and friends."Pyrodisiah went to Beijing on Tuesday (January 3) to start the first official visit after taking office, and all sectors were concerned about his exchanges and statements with Chinese officials.
During the visit, Patscar obtained a high -standard reception of Beijing.The two countries signed 14 cooperation documents and restarted the negotiations of South China Sea Oil and Gas Development.Chinese officials emphasized that they would properly handle maritime issues with the Philippines in a friendly negotiation.
Little Marco delivered a speech before the visit on Thursday (January 5), describing the fruitful results, which is the beginning of a good relationship between the two countries."With the deepening of Philippine and China relations, we can pave the way for a wider, deeper and stronger partnership between the two countries."
Filipino has recently been in disputes in the controversial South China Sea. There are also criticisms in the Philippines that Magaks has not put pressure on the 2016 Hague arbitral tribunal and put pressure on China.
In this regard, Xu Ruilin, a maritime safety expert at the Nanyang University of Technology, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Singapore, told the Straits Times that the subject was not proposed during an official visit.
But he pointed out that Sumakus showed that he had a place to communicate with China in an equal position and had achieved the goal that he wanted to achieve.
Dindo Manhit, president of the Filipino Think Tank International Strategic Research Institute, believes that the results of this trip need to be observed.He pointed out that China failed to fulfill many investment commitments during the six -year term of Duterte.
